Conference announcing the establishment of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026-2031 term

Attending were Politburo members: Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Commission Le Minh Hung; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Trinh Van Quyet; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission Le Minh Tri; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission Nguyen Thanh Nghi; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Pham Gia Tuc; and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Doan Minh Huan.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member of the 13th tenure, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2021-2026 term; members of the Party Central Committee, leaders of Central Party Commissions, and representatives of relevant agencies also attended.

At the Conference, Comrade Hoang Trung Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Organization Commission, announced the Politburo's Decision on establishing the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026-2031 term; and the Secretariat's Decision on the composition of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026-2031 term.

According to the above decisions, the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026-2031 term is an agency under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

General Secretary To Lam presents flowers to congratulate Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang.

On behalf of the Party and State Leaders, respectfully handing over the Secretariat's Decision designating and assigning Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang as Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026-2031 term. General Secretary To Lam evaluated the significant contributions of the Central Theoretical Council in previous terms, especially in researching, building, and perfecting the Party's theory on the path to socialism in Vietnam, and directly contributing to the drafting and completion of important Party documents, particularly at the National Party Congresses, which orient the country's development path over the long term.

Stating clearly that the early consolidation and launching of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026-2031 term right after the 14th National Party Congress is of great significance, reflecting a proactive, positive, and urgent spirit to bring theoretical work alongside the major tasks of the Party and the country, the General Secretary emphasized that the new term's Council also features many important innovations with the participation of leading theoreticians, scientists, experts, and many leaders and managers with rich practical experience.

The combination of the successive generation and highly experienced scientists clearly demonstrates the spirit of inheritance and development, ensuring continuity while creating momentum for innovation and creativity in the Council's activities. This is so that the Central Theoretical Council truly becomes a convergence point of the collective wisdom of theoreticians and experts, acting as the Party's "think tank," and a strategic research and advisory center on major national issues.

Regarding the tasks in the coming time, the General Secretary requested that the Central Theoretical Council continue to affirm and elevate its core role in the Party's theoretical work in the country's new era of development. Theoretical work is of even greater special significance because theory contributes to forming the ideological foundation and the guiding principle for the Party's activities, with a long-term strategic vision and a step-by-step roadmap in each phase and period to develop the country.

"The Council also needs to strongly and effectively promote its advisory role to the Party, directly to the Politburo and the Secretariat, in considering and making major decisions, strategies, and development orientations for the country," the General Secretary emphasized.

38 members of the Central Theoretical Council

Also according to the Secretariat's Decision on the composition of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026-2031 term, the Chairman of the Council is Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member of the 13th tenure, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2021-2026 term.

The Vice Chairmen of the Council include: Mr. Doan Minh Huan, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (Permanent Vice Chairman); Mr. Le Van Loi, Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences; Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (Secretary General).

The part-time members of the Council include:

Mr. Duong Trung Y, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Review.

Mr. Ngo Dong Hai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization.

Mr. Hoang Trung Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Organization Commission.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Chief of the Party Central Committee Office.

Mr. Tran Tien Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission.

Mr. Dang Van Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu, Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Le Quoc Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security.

Mr. Tran Hong Thai, Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Mr. Truong Thien To, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

Mr. Tran Viet Khoa, Member of the Party Central Committee, Director of the National Defense Academy, Ministry of National Defense.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Hien, Deputy Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission.

Mr. Tran Quoc Cuong, Former Member of the Party Central Committee, Former Secretary of the Dien Bien Provincial Party Committee.

Mr. Bui Van Thach, Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2021-2026 term.

Mr. Le Quan, Deputy Minister of Education and Training.

Mr. Vu Chien Thang, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.

Mr. Bui Huy Nhuong, President of the National Economics University.

Mr. Nguyen Hung Son, Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Nguyen Ba Chien, Director of the Academy of Public Administration and Governance, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Mr. Nguyen Tan Vinh, Director of the Academy of Politics Region II, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Mr. Doan Trieu Long, Director of the Academy of Politics Region III, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Mr. Ngo Tuan Nghia, Director of the Academy of Politics Region IV, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong, Director of the Institute of Legal Strategy and Science, Ministry of Justice.

Mr. Lam Quoc Tuan, Director of the Institute of Party Building, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Director of the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Mr. Bui Van Huyen, Director of the Institute of Economics, Society and Environment, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Mr. Nguyen Binh Phuong, Editor-in-Chief of the Military Arts and Literature Magazine, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

Mr. Nguyen Tai Dong, Director of the Institute of Philosophy, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Chuc, Director of the Institute of Vietnamese and World Economy, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Thuan, Head of the Economic Subcommittee of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2021-2026 term.

Mr. Tran Vi Dan, Deputy Secretary General of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2021-2026 term.

Mr. Bui Cong Duy, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Mr. Lai Quoc Khanh, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ho Chi Minh and Party Leaders, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.